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Brookhaven educator’s work published in new handbook

The doctoral dissertation of a Mississippi educator has been included in a new research handbook. Dr. LaRenda Janee’ Harrison’s dissertation on teachers of color in ... Read more

by Daily Leader Staff, Tuesday, November 8, 2022 8:00 am

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Let the Good Times Roll: Mississippi skating rink celebrates 50 years

Dewayne Nettles Jr. remembers following his father around as a kid. They traveled from town to town with a portable skating rink in 1959. On ... Read more

by Daily Leader Staff, Friday, November 4, 2022 7:00 am

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He’s ‘Tha Cookie Man’ — Mississippi man reinvents himself with cookie business

Joe Campbell sat in his maroon Cadillac in front of Fast Paced Health on Brookway Boulevard, close to where The Dart landed Thursday afternoon. He ... Read more

by Daily Leader Staff, Sunday, October 23, 2022 6:57 am

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State historical marker approved to honor Mississippi man murdered in 1955 on courthouse lawn as he worked to help Blacks register to vote

A historical marker will soon be placed on the lawn of the Lincoln County/Brookhaven Government Complex in honor of a man who was murdered on ... Read more

by Daily Leader Staff, Saturday, October 22, 2022 7:00 am

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Mississippi police looking for man on the loose wearing handcuffs

Mississippi police say they are looking for a suspect who is on the loose wearing handcuffs. The Brookhaven Police posted about the man being sought ... Read more

by Daily Leader Staff, Friday, October 21, 2022 6:20 am

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You can now get beer and liquor in this Mississippi town on Sundays. Leaders vote to extend hours on weekdays, add Sunday to ordinance.

Liquor stores will soon be able to stay open later in Brookhaven, and beer and liquor will be sold on Sundays. The changes were voted ... Read more

by Daily Leader Staff, Thursday, October 20, 2022 7:30 am

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Dolls, corpses, zombies and skeletons are just the beginning for Mississippi couple’s yard of haunts

Dummies Sally and Henry Strong hang from the trees at a home on West Meadowbrook. Tombstones are propped up against the pine trees. Kerri Herndon ... Read more

by Daily Leader Staff, Thursday, October 20, 2022 5:30 am

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Mississippi mutt wants to clean up in $10,000 Wahl Dirty Dogs Contest. Cast your vote for this rescue dog’s miraculous makeover.

A Mississippi mutt and rescue dog is looking to be the leader of pack in the Wahl Dirty Dogs Contest. Bentley is the Brookhaven Animal ... Read more

by Daily Leader Staff, Tuesday, October 18, 2022 5:24 pm

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Mississippi man, self-taught taxidermist takes pride in preserving hunting memories and stories

Brent Opdyke held a plaster knife in his hand as he opened the door to his shop behind his house. Extending a hand he gave ... Read more

by Daily Leader Staff, Tuesday, October 18, 2022 2:04 pm

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Fire destroys former Mississippi small-town grocery store

A fire in a former Monticello grocery store quickly overtook the entire building Sunday afternoon. At approximately 4:15 p.m., a fire started in the former ... Read more

by Daily Leader Staff, Tuesday, October 18, 2022 6:00 am

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